Module 5 Newspapers and Magazines

function and everyday english
teaching goals:
1. to arouse ss’ interest in learning about newspaper and magazines;
2. to introduce the topic “newspapers and magazines”;
3. to get ss to learn some words to describe newspapers and magazines;
4. to get ss to know something about daily newspaper in britain and the united states;
teaching procedures:
step 1. introduction
purpose: to arouse ss’ interest in learning about newspaper and magazines.
1. leading-in
(1) show two pictures on the screen and introduce the new words about newspaper and magazines.
suggested answers:
① front cover              ② article          ③ front page  ④ headline
⑤ photograph            ⑥ celebrity / politician
(2) hand out a piece of china daily and ask ss to find out types of news items they can see in it.
for your reference:
business, celebrity, economy, fashion, international, politics, sport, nation, etc.
2. word study
ask ss to match the words with their definitions.
  (1) journalist                            a. someone who is very famous
  (2) editor                         b. someone who writes for a newspaper
  (3) celebrity                            c. a person who edits or who is in charge of a part of a newspaper
  (4) photographer               d. the title of a newspaper article
  (5) article                         e. piece of writing
  (6) headline                      f. a person who takes photographs
suggested answers:
(1)    b  (2) c  (3) a  (4) f   (5) e   (6) d
step 2. cultural corner
purpose: to enable ss to know some daily newspaper in britain and the united states.